Epicurean Love

Thank you to all for the birthday well wishes. Culinary birthday gifts received in no particular order (all are provided much love):

* Dinner with friends
* Le Creuset's new Oval Skillet. It is large and fabulous.
* A large hunky chunk of semi-sweet chocolate
* Silicone oven mit (I pulled vegetables out of boiling water the other day with this thing on!)
* Manicardi Balsamic Vinegar, aged 21 years
* 2 beautiful Riedel stemless Cabernet/ Merlot wine glasses
* Gift certificate to a kitchen store
* Trio of Pure Vanilla Extracts from Nielsen-Massey
* Cuisinart knife set
* Lot's Wyfe salt